A group of six rabbis from Phoenix met with former President Carter to discuss concerns about his new book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Rabbi Andrew Straus, who initiated Tuesday’s meeting, said Carter pledged to condemn Palestinian terrorism more vigorously, though Straus and others left the meeting sad and frustrated at Carter’s refusal to work for the release of captured Israeli soldiers.
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